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Once its fitted I'll take it out with the 4 in 1 bucket and the gopro.

Can't really find any videos etc. This gives a bit of an idea. Kevin, for you driveway job it would be ace.

I don't think so, that what the self levelling bucket feature does? The floating boom basically adds minimal downward pressure to the boom so it follows the surface. Ie you have the mower with wheels and turn on float and the implement can move up and down with bumps and ruts.

Thanks. I have the bull bars on my 7.3s which weigh in around 50kg. I am trying to work on a way of getting more weight on the rear (wheel water ballast in is still on the list).

I guess it literally does what it says on the tin - Allows the boom to 'float' so you can follow the contours of the ground. Used similar on excavators amd thought it would be handy. Good for a flail or mower. Probably work well with the leveller and various buckets. I've been chatting with Andrew at exac one. I'm working on another flail plan.

How heavy is thay rear weight?

Love it. Bought the flail Monday, disabled the safety feature Tuesday! Haha.

Just ordered the floating boom kit for mine. Hopefully have it and fit it this week.

In your case I am not sure if you can ask for a fit note/sick note/ statement of health. This is usually after 7 days of illness.

As with a lot of legal issues you have to be 'reasonable'. If there are light duties he cam do then it's reasonable that he is offered them. If no such duties exist you do not have to create them. If maybe more appropriate to suggest he stays at home 'to aid his recovery'. Schedule a catchup meeting every two weeks. Contractual sick pay is totally dependent on your company but statutory sick pay is compulsory for employees so you will be required to pay it. He still accrues holiday pay etc whilst this is happening. If he returns to work then great if you not then you can look at dismissal based on medical grounds. Sounds scary but if your paperwork is in order then it's fine. I'm not an expert, just had some experience of it. An hour with a HR consultant might be worthwhile investment.

Not direct experience but I'd be thinking: Are all your power tools upto date in terms of servicing etc. Specifically HAVS http://www.hse.gov.uk/vibration/hav/hand-tools-qa.htm If he's going down that 'route' you could well see him putting in a no win no fee type claim against you soon. Make sure your paperwork/method statements are upto spec. How long has he been employed? Under or over 12 months?

When I had mine I loved using it with the skidding grapple. It's not a full size tractor so obviously you can only lift and drag so much but generally a really good tool for moving longer lengths over a hundred metres or so. Combined with the front blade you could create a low stack ad well. For what you are saying sounds ideal. Winching was functionally fine but if you work on your own it's a sod having to get in and out of the cab a lot. If you had someone working with you it would be fine. The extra guarding is a real plus point. I ran a uniforest 35m. I had a 1.35m medium duty flail on it and it was a good set up. I used to do miles and miles of woodland path edges or rides. Bramble or light scrub being it's forte. Put the front blade down to just above ground level to give protection against stumps etc. Main problem was not enough gears though, the 2x3 forward was frustrating as it didn't feel optimal in some situations. A 2x5 with some between its 1st and 2nd; then 2nd and 3rd would have been useful. The 3rd gear was too quick for any PTO based work. Comfort - cab decent some weather protection (aside from the obvious safety aspect) but it wasn't 'comfortable' for long sessions (4 hours plus), I found my knees a bit sore as you are in quite a rigid postion. I'm 6'2" so not best suited to a compact. I sold mine to get my multione as it's gets far more use than the tractor ever did. If I was buying again though I'd go for the 860 forestry or the bidirectional and have some underbody protection fitted. It has the extra power and gears. If you have enough work for it then I'd go for it.

I tow my 7.3s with various vehicles (l200s or transit t350) and its no different to anything else that weight. Trailer type is probably a bigger consideration.

I don't understand used chainsaw saw prices.

That's a bit of a c*nt. They'll probably dump it when they can't work out what it is. As you said, can't shift it easily with such limited numbers in the UK.

In fairness they do need a several hundred million pound holiday resort to be able to charge those prices........

Indeed. It's sad to see such hack jobs.

I considered one for quite a while for my 1.7t machine. Decided it wasn't going to be able to run a cone splitter well. I am now looking at putting on on the auger torque unit for my multione, which have a must stronger hydraulic supply. As the previous poster, I have both brackets so could switch about if necessary.

Yep. Appreciate the climber had it worse but hard to go back to work for the boss after than. Report says his climb to rescue him was slow because of the amount of blood on the branches making slippery. Hellish experience for everyone involved.

Matt, have you ever seen an auger torque one splitter in action/on video? I've seen images of the cone but can't find any videos or pictures of it in action. I am tempted to get one for my auger.

I agree. My worry is that the risk is always there and 'significant' from a risk assessment perspective. How often do you use a saw one handed when climbing - a lot. Can you always get the right work position to ensure you are at full stretch/reducing kick back risk - not always. Obviously you need to take a pragmatic approach to this or we'd all have to stop tree work tomorrow but it's a real concern.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/london/tree-surgeon-killed-when-chainsaw-kicked-back-screamed-im-dead-during-horror-a3691481.html%3famp Saw the report came back on this. Seems HSE advising the saw was safe but was being used inappropriately (with one hand and close to body). Tragic for the climber and his family.

Diesel duty increase is more worrying.

Something like this could be adapted. Not sure how speedy it'll be. https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/LOG-SPLITTER-ATTACHMENT-FOR-2-5-TO-8-TONNE-MINI-DIGGER-EXCAVATOR-/182393928862?_mwBanner=1

Identity crisis?